The Fürstin in Bern

The Fürstin together with Sasha in the garden of the Chateaux St. Cyr, the Wandel de Gothe property outside Bern. Taken sometime after their flight from Altenwald.

Untouched by the chances and changes brought on by the war, the Chateaux St. Cyr remains in the hands of the Family Altenwald. There are very few months of the year when some number of the Family are not in residence.

At the time that this photograph was taken, in the extensive St. Cyr wine cellars, which had sheltered Switzerland's finest wines for over 4oo years, 17 Jewish refugees were sheltered from their enemies. By the close of the war the Altenwald's had managed to assist 385 men, women, and children find their way to safety. In light of this evidence of Altenwald resources many have asked if it is not reasonable to assume that the Fürst, Stephan-Bertholdt, was also among that number?

The Erb-Fürst was not known to enjoy St. Cyr in the absence of his father.